Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another.Tumblr (3.0; @fuckyeah-stars)http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a4656f3b2876b8973780fce1f5539f1/tumblr_mn6mjgmimb1rx70ego1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://astrodidact.tumblr.com/post/51047839260/aurora-at-unity-pond-credit-mike-taylor" target="_blank">astrodidact</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><span>Aurora At Unity Pond</span></strong></p> <p><em>credit: Mike Taylor</em></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51053382268http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51053382268Tue, 21 May 2013 23:01:07 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/19a8be80c87b4c1e9bce9e1aff15b564/tumblr_mn6msofzqk1rjlpfuo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51053284477http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51053284477Tue, 21 May 2013 22:58:57 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/74938194a5773fefada8182b5fcf9aaf/tumblr_mn6h9aVuQK1soc2keo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51047376107http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51047376107Tue, 21 May 2013 21:09:16 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc5b044508b9b4bbb6be334a8357122c/tumblr_mn6iwbnR4D1qdnleko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://galaxyshmalaxy.tumblr.com/post/51042241233/comet-c-2011-l4-panstarrs-near-alrai-widefield-l" target="_blank">galaxyshmalaxy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Comet C/2011 L4 Panstarrs near Alrai Widefield L - May 12, 2013 (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/43846774@N02/8732939481/in/pool-83376903@N00/lightbox/" target="_blank">Joseph Brimacombe</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51042401012http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51042401012Tue, 21 May 2013 19:59:52 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcryykwuJS1ql2pkjo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51027849082http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51027849082Tue, 21 May 2013 17:00:46 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/37a8fc6acf0aaea6b5042699f26e9af1/tumblr_mn48olM4uG1qlpxb6o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><span>Are stars better appreciated for their art after they die? Actually, stars usually create their most artistic displays </span><em>as</em><span> they die. In the case of low-mass stars like our </span><a href="http://www.nineplanets.org/sol.html" target="_blank">Sun</a><span> and </span><a href="http://oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/PR/97/38/a.html" target="_blank">M2-9 pictured above</a><span>, the stars transform themselves from normal stars to </span><a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000910.html" target="_blank">white dwarfs</a><span> by casting off their outer gaseous envelopes. The expended gas frequently forms an impressive display called a </span><a href="http://www.seds.org/messier/planetar.html" target="_blank">planetary nebula</a><span> that fades gradually over thousands of years. </span><a href="http://adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?bibcode=1997A%26A...319..267S" target="_blank">M2-9</a><span>, a butterfly </span><a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/planetary_nebulae.html" target="_blank">planetary nebula</a><span> 2100 </span><a href="http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/cosmic_distance.html" target="_blank">light-years</a><span> away shown in representative colors, has wings that tell a strange but </span><a href="http://www.astro.washington.edu/balick/WFPC2/index.html" target="_blank">incomplete tale</a><span>. In the center, </span><a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap970219.html" target="_blank">two stars</a><span> orbit inside a gaseous disk 10 times the orbit of </span><a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap010319.html" target="_blank">Pluto</a><span>. The expelled envelope of the dying star breaks out from the disk creating the </span><a href="http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap991012.html" target="_blank">bipolar appearance</a><span>. Much remains unknown about the physical processes that cause </span><a href="http://www.noao.edu/jacoby/pn_gallery.html" target="_blank">planetary nebulae</a><span>.</span></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51014383986http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51014383986Tue, 21 May 2013 14:06:54 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/88a7cae0b0ccef3efe41ad8a62b8c281/tumblr_mmn9erDuQj1spk59io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://omgshowmetheworld.tumblr.com/post/51002243127/stone-henge-with-full-moon" target="_blank">omgshowmetheworld</a>:</p> <blockquote> <pre><a href="http://bit.ly/18foglO" title="Visit Show Me The World !" target="_blank">Stone henge with full moon.</a> </pre> </blockquote> <p></p>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51004738410http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51004738410Tue, 21 May 2013 11:55:10 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6t4uumnTV1razkd3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://myastronomything.tumblr.com/post/27832510151/the-jellyfish-nebula-the-jellyfish-nebula-also" target="_blank">myastronomything</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Jellyfish Nebula</p> <p>The Jellyfish Nebula (also known as IC 443 and Sharpless 248 (Sh2-248)) is a galactic supernova remnant in the constellation Gemini. On the plan of the sky, it is located near the star Eta Geminorum. Its distance is roughly 5,000 light years from Earth. The Jellyfish Nebula may be the remains of a supernova that occurred 3,000+ years ago. The same supernova event likely created the neutron star CXOU J061705.3+222127, the collapsed remnant of the stellar core. The Jellyfish Nebula is one of the best-studied  cases of supernova remnants interacting with surrounding molecular clouds.</p> <p>Credit: Emil Ivanov, Wikipedia.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51001429884http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/51001429884Tue, 21 May 2013 11:00:32 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b2778da417f2baf339bf4fadcad9db45/tumblr_mmt0crTfr81qzkm8ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50972469628http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50972469628Mon, 20 May 2013 22:57:43 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/08aebcd69d785399a31dc77d6e2192db/tumblr_mn4ia1O3RK1qbn5m1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p><small><strong>NGC3584 (narrowband) in Carina.</strong> — <em><a href="http://www.deserthollowobservatory.com/" target="_blank">Desert Hollow Observatory</a></em></small></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50951049901http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50951049901Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:45 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a7c08f23d69c35b8aaddb7b7c6a3af52/tumblr_mn4iaimr3B1sobo02o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jesiibear306.tumblr.com/post/50950472398/http-whrt-it-18zxknl" target="_blank">jesiibear306</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Art by T.Richardsen | via Facebook on @weheartit.com - <a href="http://whrt.it/18ZXKNL" target="_blank"><a href="http://whrt.it/18ZXKNL" target="_blank">http://whrt.it/18ZXKNL</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50951036357http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50951036357Mon, 20 May 2013 17:56:35 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9cd339e3ba7b5ed1d07cca645cb00b30/tumblr_mgz4el3dKC1qfisc9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50946632477http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50946632477Mon, 20 May 2013 17:00:32 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d955d80c4f0391243c71545d20c93060/tumblr_mgkx9dMUmM1qaatj7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://jugda.tumblr.com/post/40512137674/celestial-by-michael-anderson-by-andersonimages" target="_blank">jugda</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Celestial by Michael Anderson (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9372441@N07/6597888381/in/faves-j_ahmed/" target="_blank">AndersonImages</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50919888722http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50919888722Mon, 20 May 2013 11:00:21 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mb4h1jp6qI1rx7cffo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50864387909http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50864387909Sun, 19 May 2013 17:02:18 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4mdozLnhw1qa7ij6o1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50864332053http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50864332053Sun, 19 May 2013 17:01:35 -0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/633bb3ff2f2191a1f1d8beaf6da765b9/tumblr_mmllub1gMA1ryn2bxo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863930281http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863930281Sun, 19 May 2013 16:56:09 -0700<p>Enjoy :) And thank you!! :D</p>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863867278http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863867278Sun, 19 May 2013 16:55:17 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6fa2e90938985a53dc96f0e5a2bfb646/tumblr_mn1cyjAGRF1ry98vgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://http---globallightminds.tumblr.com/post/50798173184/asteroid-1998-qe2-to-sail-past-earth-may" target="_blank">http—-globallightminds</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><big>Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth ~ May 31,2013</big></p> <blockquote> <div>Asteroid 1998 QE2 to Sail Past Earth Nine Times Larger Than Cruise Ship <p>The orbit of asteroid 1998…</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.globallightminds.com/2013/05/asteroid-1998-qe2-to-sail-past-earth-may-312013/" target="_blank">View Post</a></p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863781364http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863781364Sun, 19 May 2013 16:54:07 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa3d1f35af2e49170d0c42f81a96867e/tumblr_mn0afuCJ461qbngnvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://neptunesbounty.tumblr.com/post/50816394788/the-little-persistant-perseid-meteor-that-could-by" target="_blank">neptunesbounty</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortphoto/6046961780/" title="The Little Persistant Perseid Meteor That Could" target="_blank">The Little Persistant Perseid Meteor That Could</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fortphoto/" target="_blank">Fort Photo</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863751250http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863751250Sun, 19 May 2013 16:53:43 -0700<p>Thanks so much <3 :)</p>http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863629284http://fuckyeah-stars.tumblr.com/post/50863629284Sun, 19 May 2013 16:52:03 -0700